US 12,137,347 B2
Data center asset deployment via a connectivity management deployment operation
Elie A. Jreij, Pflugerville, TX (US); Eric Williams, Champaign, IL (US); Dominique Prunier, Montreal (CA); Michael E. Brown, Austin, TX (US); Kirk Frey, Fleminton, NJ (US); Sudhir V. Shetty, Cedar Park, TX (US); and Christopher Atkinson, Woodstock, GA (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/732,449.
Prior Publication US 2023/0354036 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 12/30 (2021.01); H04W 12/08 (2021.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 12/35 (2021.01) [H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implementable method for performing a data center connectivity management operation, comprising:
providing a data center asset with a baseboard management controller;
providing the baseboard management controller with a connectivity management system client;
establishing a secure communication channel between the connectivity management system client and a connectivity management system;
exchanging information between the connectivity management system client and the connectivity management system via the secure communication channel between the connectivity management system client and the connectivity management system, the information including a provisioning request, the provisioning request being generated by the baseboard management controller; and,
providing provisioning information to the data center asset via the secure communication channel.